Terri in Ajax

An Update

2007-08-13T13:43:00.000-05:00

So, I have the first page of Secret Garden complete with part of of the little elfie showing and part of a leaf. Only 35 pages to go!

And with the SAL I am now into the second row of pages on Pine Cone:

As for my yearly goals, I am getting there:

Pine Cone Fae complete
Wizard of Oz complete
Angel 1/3 of a page to go
Blossom Fae complete
Mask of Colours on hold
Tahliana on hold

A New Start

2007-07-24T21:18:00.000-05:00

So I finally caved and have a new start. Nadia's Secret Garden screamed and screamed!

It will be a while before there are any pictures of my stitching-the first page is about three quarters 3865 (Winter White) and 3756 (Ultra-lite blue) and I am working on 28 count Barely Blue so nothing will show up very well

I'm Back Again

2007-07-17T19:47:00.000-05:00

I know it has been a while but I am going to try to post regularly again.
I have been madly stitching working on a variety of things so here are the most current pictures:
Pine Cone Fae

Wizard of Oz

Angel

I am also working on Wanda' RR, with Mask of Colours and Tahliana on temporary hiatus since they are not currently yelling at me

Doggy Update

2007-06-02T21:43:00.000-05:00

The cortizone shot worked wonders and Bella is back to her normal self. We have a prescription for prednizone that just like humans she must finish. This will keep the muscles in her back loose and pain free so that they can heal. So at this point it is NOT a slipped disk, so no xrays or surgery.

Our New Addition

2007-05-31T22:07:00.000-05:00

We had to take our dog to the vet today; every time we tried to pick her up she would yelp. It is either pulled muscles in her lower back or get this- a slipped disc! She has had a cortisone shot and is significantly better tonight. She has to go back tomorrow to be checked again.
While at the vet my son noticed they had kittens for adoption but I managed to get out of there without a kitten...but... his sister showed up for a visit, drove him back to the vet and low and behold we have a kitten. This is Snoop:

He is long haired grey and black and very cute and also very vocal and friendly!

Wizard of Oz Blitz

2007-05-29T19:42:00.000-05:00

Wizard of Oz has been monopolizing my attention lately. I have managed to complete 6 pages total- 2 this year which was one of my goals.

Too busy to blog

2007-05-14T20:57:00.000-05:00

It has been a while since life has been just a little crazy. I decided to redecorate two rooms- my daughter's and son's former bedrooms that were the regulation teenage disasters. Lindsey has now moved out to her own place and Ryan has taken over the basement. As well, we took down the pool and deck in our backyard. I am certifiable to do it all at once.
So, now the rooms are done, for the most part and here are some pictures

This was Ryan's room that I am now calling the den:

And this is Lindsey's room that I am now calling the spare room:

The pool and deck are down but the yard is a mess- that will be the next project. We got rid of all the resulting waste by hiring a giant bin, parked in the driveway for the weekend- now gone. The added benefit of this was I also got rid of lots of crap from the house as well

5th Weekend SAL again

2007-04-29T19:35:00.000-05:00

So by the magic of the calendar we got two 5th weekends in a row. I finished the flower from Salamander and started the flower from Pandora. There will be other flowers added eventually

Taj Mahal

2007-04-26T21:56:00.000-05:00

I have finished the centre of Taj Majal without the beads since they cannot be done until the end. I put some of the beads on it to see the effect and it will be good- it seems a little bland without them. So here is the picture

Other Stitching

2007-04-23T22:16:00.000-05:00

So I haven't posted in a while. I finished the first 3 SAL's with a week before the 4th! So I decided to take a break from my HAEDs and work on Chatelaine Taj Majal. I have the centre complete and just working on the border around the centre. As soon as the border is complete I will post a picture. I could not stand it with so many holes for beads and specialty stitches that I completed the special stitches to see a more complete centre.

Three SAL done

2007-04-15T23:22:00.000-05:00

So the third SAL of April is now complete. I managed to finish page 1 of Pine Cone Fae and I am loving the colours.

See Fudgey green is wonderful.

I now have a week with no SAL so I will be working on my RR to complete before the May 7 mailing date.

Then we are back to the fifth weekend SAL!

Two SAL done

2007-04-09T22:11:00.000-05:00

So after the Easter Creature SAL here is kitty Fae. I am pleased with the progress. Back to Blossom for the week and SAL challenge this coming weekend.

One SAL, two SAL

2007-04-01T20:19:00.000-05:00

three SAL soon. This weekend I worked on the 5th weekend SAL and started the flower from Salamandar. Here is the progress:

This coming weekend is the Easter Creature SAL and I will be starting Kittie Fae on my Nadia Project, beside Blossom Fae.

Then in the not too distant future is the SAL Challenge and Pine Cone Fae will be back up.

A Good Day

2007-03-25T21:08:00.000-05:00

Yesterday my daughter Lindsey and I went out. Although the weather was not nearly as good as they were originally calling for- we work around her schedule as a nurse working two part time jobs, a common occurence in Ontario.

Our first stop was at Rona Home and Decor to look for paint for her old room here. We found a pinky mauve and a darker raspberry that are going to look wonderful together (I hope at least). Now I just have to get the room ready for painting, and hopefully painting in the next couple of weeks.

Our second stop was Queen St in the Beach. We parked and started our walk. Lots of interesting little stores with all kinds of things and delightfully no major chain stores with all the same stuff. My main mission was to find the tea shop that sells all kinds of flavoured teas. You have to understand I am a major coffee drinker with decided preferences- for all those Canadians- it has to be Tim Hortons. I buy it whenever I am out and have their ground coffee at home. I do NOT like flavoured coffee; but I like flavoured teas. And like my coffee I am very particular about tea as well. I dislike teabags and like loose tea and it is hard to find anywhere close to home. My internet search turned up a few in Toronto and the Beach was the most interesting shopping area. Well I found the tea shop and the ladies there were very friendly and could not believe I had come all this way for tea- it was only a 30 minute drive so in my mind no big deal. Anyway we spent some time looking and smelling the teas and I ended buying several. . I ahve tried some of them and they are delicious.

So all and all it was a good day!

My Weekend Plans

2007-03-23T21:25:00.000-05:00

This will probably be a weekend short on stitching, but sometimes that is OK. On Saturday I am going to The Beach (aka Beaches) a lovely neighbourhood in Toronto with a boardwalk along the water and some interesting shopping. It is only the start of spring here but the weather is supposed to be mild and hopefully no rain so it will be fun. Then on Sunday I need to get some work done for work. There will be a little stitching in between though- still working on Blossom and Sheri's RR. I am seriously thinking about focusing on Blossom for the next little while. A Multi Finisher blinkie has become an obsession and it would complete one of my yearly goals. Am I trying to justify this- Oh yes!
Also in just over a week the Tranquility Sampler starts- I know I will not be stitching a page a week on this but I am sooo looking forward to the chart. Thank you Fudgey.

I decided I should share my furbaby with the world. This is Bella, she is almost 2, weighs about 3.2kg and is half chihuahua and half poodle!

Blossom Fae is calling

2007-03-16T22:33:00.000-05:00

Yes, she is. I have one full page and a small page left to finish her and she wants to be done. More lovely flowers. So I think I will alternate her with Sheri's RR this weekend. Then I will have to make a decision on the fae to complete the top row. It has to be facing right and preferably not in purples, pinks or greens since those colours are well represented already.

This week

2007-03-13T18:35:00.000-05:00

Here is Pince Cone Fae after the March SAL Challenge- now 80% of page 1

I am working on Sheri's RR this week which is Sacred Hour by Vacher- sory no pictures yet.

And what a nice surprise in the mail. I got the artwork from Nadia today for Mushroom Bee Fae and she also sent a Special Edition of Eve of Enchantment for my daugther. I love her art and she is such a nice person. Boy would I like to meet her in person.

Happy Dance Today

2007-03-06T18:51:00.000-05:00

My Rainbow Borders Sampler arrived today!!! It is not on my immediate to stitch list but just having it in my stash is making me very very happy.

Thinking about Charts

2007-03-04T23:49:00.000-05:00

Fudgey's comment about Gustafson made me think about charts and the differences in what you can see. I currently have 1 Gustafson, 1 Ravenscroft, 1 Sanderson and 3 Tates in my rotation and there really are differences. When I work on Wizard of Oz there is often only one or two things that you can really identify when you look at a page of the chart, Angel is better because you can at least see the outline of some areas and Mask and all of the Tates have easily identifiable things like wings, eyes and flowers. It sometimes makes for interesting stitching since you are using colours that often don't seem to make sense then boom out pops all of the features on the page. It is such a delightful experience when I can sit back and do a WOW there's the boys head or the ribbons on Angel. I think that is why I keep stitching and why my HAED's continue to scream so much louder than my non-HAED's.

I did it

2007-03-02T23:53:00.000-05:00

I completed another page of Wizard of Oz. This is now 5 pages complete (of a total of 21 pages) so it is 24% complete.

I am going back to Patchwork Sampler for a little while and putting the Fae's back on the floorstand in preparation for the March Challenge SAL-coming soon.

One Fae Silenced Temporaily

2007-02-21T22:09:00.000-05:00

Blossom Fae now has a complete face and most of both wings...another page complete. She seems content for the moment. On to the Wizard of Oz. I have about 30% of another page complete and would like to get this page finished. ALL of this chart is detail stitching (NOT confetti) so it is definitely slower going.
Anyway here is Blossom

Taj Mahal

2007-02-18T20:14:00.000-05:00

Here is my update on Chatelaine's Taj Mahal Mandala Garden. The centre is complete except for the beads and specialty stitches, as is the upper right corner. I have put it away again since the Fae's are screaming. I am going to try to get another page of Blossom Fae completed

Almost a Week Again

2007-02-17T22:28:00.000-05:00

But a very productive week!
Here is Leigh's RR. The theme is Ian Daniels and I selected Midnight Orchard.

I have actually worked on Taj Mahal also and will hopefully post a picture tomorrow

This Week's Stitching

2007-02-11T22:23:00.000-05:00

I have completed this months SAL challenge and half a page of Pine Cone Fae complete

I will now put it away again till next month. This week I want to stitch on my HAED Round Robin. I am working on Midnight Orchard for Leigh's Ian Daniels piece. I also hope to do a little stitching on Taj Mahal so I have enough done to post a picture.

We will see how the week goes...

Taj Mahal silks

2007-02-08T23:35:00.000-05:00

I finally have all of the silks for Chatelaine's Taj Mahal. It has taken awhile-over a month while Stitching Bits and Bobs waited for the missing items. I have done some stitching on it but got fristrated without all of the colours. Now I can bring it back out and stitch on it again. Here they all are:

Yes- I bobbinated which I normally hate but I wanted to separate these from all other threads .

Tree

2007-02-07T17:46:00.001-05:00

You scored as The Holly. In Celtic astrology, you're a Holly. The animal symbol that accompanies this tree is the unicorn. The ancient Druids say Holly people are cautious, capable, steadfast, efficient, supportive and protective. However, Hollies may be prone to perfectionism, loss of direction and possessiveness, especially toward people.

The Ash

65%

The Holly

65%

The Oak

60%

The Ivy

60%

The Reed

55%

The Rowan

55%

The Alder

55%

The Hawthorn

55%

The Willow

50%

The Elder

50%

The Vine

45%

The Birch

45%

The Hazel

35%

What Tree Are You? (Celtic astrology)
created with QuizFarm.com

Another Week

2007-02-04T14:10:00.000-05:00

Another week has passed and with work being very busy and needing to stitch to unwind, not much posting. The stitching has been productive. I have completed another page of Angel and I still remain loving this piece.

I now have Blossom Fae and Pine Cone Fae on the stand. I will work on Blossom until the weekend then Pine Cone for the SAL.

A Quick Update

2007-01-28T23:12:00.000-05:00

I have been stitching and not blogging this week it seems. I have finished about 1/3 of a page on Wizard of Oz and now moved Angel back on the stand. It is going well and should be able to post an update this week sometime. It does bring out an interesting point. This was my first HAED start and I followed the suggestions and used 25 count. It is a very dark picture and is being stitched on white Lugana. Everything else I am working on is on 28 count various fabrics. It is amazing as I go back to the 25 count how much easier it is to stitch on. Not so much the visual, I can see the 28 count but more the ease of getting the needle through the fabric. The coverage is not as dense but part of that is because the fabric is white. So now I have to decide when I start my next piece, not in the near future, what count to use!

Bits and Pieces

2007-01-22T00:33:00.000-05:00

Fudgey is missing Angel so I am being re-assuring- she is not completely ignored; I have done some stitching on her but do not have an updated picture. She will be worked on again shortly.
Yes... there are certain Fae's with Type A personalities screaming as well, but they will have to wait a short while. Wizard of Oz is currently on the floorstand and is actively being worked on. Leigh's RR is on the Q-sanps and is being worked as the alternative to Oz.
But... I have another new start. I received the beads and some of the threads for my Chatelaine- Taj Mahal Mandala Garden so that has been started because I simply could not resist. I am doing it on 16 count Aida; certainly not a favourite but I simply cannot stitch over 2 so 32 count was not an option. I have a total and complete mental block about over 2 and constantly miscount so over 2 is a no go.
So as it stands right now I will stitch Oz for another few days and then Angel then the screaming Faes, with the RR and Taj Mahal as alternatives.

Current Works

2007-01-17T23:44:00.000-05:00

So, I have sadly taken Pine Cone Fae off the stand and put Wizard of Oz on the frame. I really love Wizard and glad to be stitching on it again but Pine Cone is sooo calling me too. I am trying to ignore it! I will also be working on Leigh's RR whose them is Ian Daniels. It is on the Q-snaps. So again Patchwork will have to wait.

As Promised

2007-01-15T22:34:00.001-05:00

As promised here are Pine Cone and Patchwork

I like this one better

2007-01-15T00:05:00.000-05:00

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Lady Madame Teresa the Omnipresent of Under Yockenthwaite
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Even if I don't like being called Teresa

From Fudgey- My Title

2007-01-14T21:30:00.001-05:00

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Her Noble Excellency Terri the Woebegone of Fishbourne Sneething
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

SAL Challenge Weekend

2007-01-14T21:23:00.000-05:00

This was the first weekend for the HAED SAL Challenge- involving 12 weekends over the year. I have spent the weekend stitching on Pine Cone Fae and lots of lovely greens. I have finished almost the third row of ten blocks- not too bad. It will have to be put away for a while as I work on other projects. I think I am going to put Wizard of Oz back on the stand!
This week while I was waiting for the SAL I did a little work on Patchwork Sampler.
I will post pictures tomorrow.

Blossoms and Pine Cones

2007-01-09T21:07:00.000-05:00

With Pine Cone Fae taking place below Butterfly Fae (complete) and Blossom Fae (incomplete) I had to finish Blossom fae's third page to get rid of my parked threads. Gee that was a hardship! So page 3 is complete, sorry no picture but it was only 2 rows of blocks of 10. So now I can go at Pine Cone for the SAL Challenge this weekend without battling parked threads.
Pine Cone with 45 shades of green! As I said in my last post it is a really good thing I like green!

Good thing I like green

2007-01-06T17:57:00.000-05:00

I just did the first 10x10 block of Pine Cone Fae. In the one hundred stitches there are 15, count them, 15 different greens! I do think this one is going to be amazing to stitch and hard to put down to work on other projects.

Some Interesting Numbers

2007-01-06T01:13:00.000-05:00

I have updated my spreadsheet with all of the HAED charts I own and some interesting numbers popped out.
I own 71 charts (gulp!)
The most common colour is 823 (navy).
There are only 16 DMC colurs not used in any of the charts.
There are 30 colours in only one chart.
Sparkles are in 33 of the charts.
And of course, I own more Nadia's than any other artist!

2007 Goals

2007-01-03T00:25:00.000-05:00

So, Fudgey wants our goals for 2007 soon! I know at least some of the stitching I want to do but new charts will come out and how to fit everything in and how much of each? Here is the list of what I will be working on, I just have to figure out how much of each:

HAED:
Angel
Wizard of Oz
Mask of Colours
Tahliana Flower Bud Fae
Blossom Fae
Pine Cone Fairy

OTHER:
Patchwork Sampler
Taj Mahal Mandala Garden

I have ordered the threads and beads for Taj Mahal- ouch! Thank goodness for Christmas money. I just have to figure out the fabric since the expectation is over two which is NOT my favourite.

Now I will sit down over the next few days and decide how much of each!

Reflections

2006-12-31T21:51:00.000-05:00

Stitching
I have stitched for a long time and I think I have figured it out. For me it is the journey. Yes, I like to finish things, but most things that I stitch are large and take a long time to finish. I never work on just one thing- short attention span? Early in 2006- January 21st to be exact I discovered Heaven and Earth Designs at my LNS. What a delight, they suit me perfectly. I love to stitch over one with one strand and these charts were designed for that- no more compromises and alterations to stitch how I want to stitch. I continue to be enchanted with my original chart, Angel by Sanderson, and have added many more charts to my stash. With 4 others started and a new start in the New Year they continue to hold my attention.
Me
At 52 I like my life. I am basically a loner BUT not lonely. I met the love of my life in university and when he passed away suddenly and way to young 15 years ago I spent my time working and with my children. There is no desire to have another significant other in my life. My children are adults now. At 22 my daughter has a career as a nurse at a childrens rehab hospital and my son at 19 is still deciding what to do with his life.

My Dilemma

2006-12-29T19:43:00.000-05:00

I have a real problem! I absolutely love Nadia's Pine Cone Fae and I have received the chart. I wanted to include it in my large Nadia piece and make it my project for the 2007 SAL. But... it is the wrong size! Now I don't know what to do. I had planned 9 fairies for this but what do you think of 8- with 3 on the top and bottom rows and 2 centred on the middle row, one of which would be Pine Cone. Calla Lily is the same size and could be the second chart on the middle row. I would do the 2 middle ones with background and all of the others without

It's Time for my Annual Dinner

2006-12-27T13:50:00.000-05:00

Every year between Christmas and New Years I have a few friends in for dinner and today is the day. And.. tada.. I am ready. The house is clean (relatively since I am NOT the best housekeeper), the food is prepared and most of it on cooking, the dog bathed and now I can stitch for a couple of hours.
Just in case anyone is interested the Menu is
Chicken a la King
Meatballs
Hash Browns Casserole
Mixed Veg with Cheese
Caesar Salad
with Cheesecake and Chocolate Mousse for dessert
and Shrimp and a Cheesball with crackers to start.
It is sit down for 11 and my son and his friends will eat in his basement apartment.

Merry Christmas to All

2006-12-24T23:28:00.001-05:00

It is about 11:30 Christmas Eve and I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Will I be ready?

2006-12-22T21:53:00.000-05:00

My Christmas shopping is done and all wrapped
My house is decorated.
But..

I need to clean the house
I need to grocery shop
I need to get the presents to various households

2 days left!

Bad bad blogger

2006-12-18T19:19:00.000-05:00

I will freely admit I have been very bad and not blogged for a while. But, my shopping is done and it is ALL wrapped! So I can say I was busy and I did think about it but never got to it- oops.
And this was my present to me:

What a difference this makes. I thought I loved my lapstand but there is absolutely no comparison. Stitching is a joy and maybe a little faster without the balancing and re-arranging. I can still swap out all of my scroll frames and switch from project to project- currently Blossom Fae is mounted on it.

Apparently I do have an issue with pink. I received my order of pink silks from Vicki and as you can see from this picture- pink is NOT the focus. I can honestly say I thought I was thinking and ordering pink!

Patchwork Sampler Update

2006-12-10T17:10:00.001-05:00

I think i figured out clickables, so here is my Patchwork Sampler update as of Dec 1. I was working on the stockings and decorating so have not worked on it in a while.

Helping....NOT

2006-12-09T11:25:00.000-05:00

This is our cat Butterscotch- who actually 'owns' my son. He is about 6 feet up the tree and "helping" with the decorating. I was adding the garland and he continuously grabbed the garland with his paws. This happens every year and he goes up and down the tree and spends hours sleeping in the tree before and after it is decorated! We have generally been very lucky and he is very careful and no ornaments have been broken as a result.

They are done!

2006-12-06T21:35:00.000-05:00

I have finished the four stockings and everyone has made their choice. Here they are! All hand stitched- mainly blanket stitch

Stitching amd Commitments

2006-11-28T22:03:00.000-05:00

I need to start by saying my 'children' are 22 and 19! Last Christmas when we were opening our stockings it was noticed that our stockings are starting to fall apart. I made my stocking (and one each for my Mom and Dad) when I was a teenager.. so many years ago. When my daughter was born I made one for her and then when my son was born I re-did my Dad's, who had passed away for my son. So needless to say the youngest stocking is 22 years old. They are beginning to show their age. I infamously suggested at that time that I could make everyone, now including my daughter's significant other new stockings. This has now come back to bite me. I was shopping with her this weekend and she brought up the fact that I suggested I would make new ones. So until this is done the only stitching I will commit to is finishing my RR. I have purchased all the supplies I need for this and will make a start tomorrow. The one good thing about this is it will give me time to select my missing pinks!

Missing Pink

2006-11-27T22:01:00.000-05:00

So, I went to work on my Patchwork Sampler and was deciding what colour was needed next and thought I should be adding something pink. Well low and behold I do not have any pink. In my mad buying spree of silk I did not get pink. Now I sort of understand this, I am not a pink person- that is my daughter. I gravitate to greens, oranges, corals and red. But to have no pink is ridiculous. So I am off to look at pinks!

Silks and Colours

2006-11-23T19:37:00.002-05:00

Just for Fudgey
First Page-Vicki Clayton
3 shades of Rum Scullion
Copper Red
Marque de Circe
Nectarine
Flame
Peach Melba
Amethyst
Raspberry Sky
Caribbean Eve
Caribbean Reef
Peacock
Meadow
Jazz Blues
Second Page- Vicki Clayton
Ice Dragon
Earth Dragon
Summer Sky
Fire Dragon
Dragon Fire
Dragon Breath
Dragon Blood
Turkey Red
Dandelion
3 shades of Wrasse
Emerald
Dragon Hoard
Turquoise
Page 3 Vicki Clayton and Gloriana
Gold
Garnet
Rose Quartz
Wine
Purple
Sapphire
Rose Flame (G)
Monet's Pond (G)
Teal Twilight (G)
Tropical Sea (G)
Summer Sky (G)
Page 4 Dinky Dyes
Tropic Sunshine
Mango Tango
Bush Fire
Ruby
Jacaranda
Ameythyst
Pacific Sunshine
Coolibah
Aquamarine
Sydney Harbour
Coral Lagoon
Ningaloo

I am having sooo much fun playing with colours

Yummy, yummy, yummy

2006-11-22T22:05:00.000-05:00

I got my order from Stitching Bits and Bobs today. Yummy, beautiful silk threads from Gloriana and Dinky Dyes. Oh the colours, I can't wait to stitch with them. Now to plan where to use each of them in Patchwork Sampler.

A little spooky

2006-11-20T19:03:00.000-05:00

You Are a Chihuahua Puppy

Small, high strung, and loyal.
You do best in the city with a adults - young kids could crush you!

What Breed of Puppy Are You?

This is a little spooky- this was in Stitchinfiend's blog and hers came up dachshund which she has and I came up chihuahua and Bella is half chihuahua

A Colour Commentary

2006-11-19T22:18:00.000-05:00

Every once and a while someone on the HAED board asks a question about a specific colour in a chart because it seems the colour does not fit in. I know this happens to me all the time. I can be stitching a face and all of a sudden I am using green or blue. Shadows are often burgundy and grape when I am expecting greys. It is just amazing to me as I complete the section how well the colours work in the end. I can use the same colour in different areas of the chart surrounded by totally different colours and the same colour has a totally different feel and impact. The effects of colour is a mystery to me and one of the things I love best about stitching.

Happy Dance Today

2006-11-18T00:24:00.000-05:00

My silks from Vikki arrived today! Lots of yummy yummy colours. I looked at them and fondled them but was very very good and did not stitch with them. It is the Re-discover SAL over at HAED and I am working on Mask of Colours. I will ogle them all weekend!

I Started...

2006-11-14T19:24:00.000-05:00

I started my Patchwork Sampler last Thursday and worked on it and Michelle's RR this weekend. Unfortunately no picture of Michelles but I did manage a picture of the sampler:

It is not a great picture, the colours are brighter in real life. Now for the colours:
Turquoise is Soie d'Alger 132
Bright Multicolour is Colorwash Jelly Bean
Purple is from Vikki but it was a sample with no name or number (or I lost it)
Purple/Green/Yellow multi is Vikki's Dragon Tongue
Gold is Splendor 909

I am soooo loving doing this. I get to pick the colours. I cannot draw a stick man to save my life but I love playing with colours. Coloured pencils, pens and markers are toys to me.

I am now waiting for 2 silk thread shipments- one from Vikki and one from Stitching Bits and Bobs with a variety of silk threads....playtime!

An Amazing Day

2006-11-09T18:33:00.000-05:00

I stayed home from work today because of serious intestinal cramps so it should have been a really bad day..but.. I got my charts from Ina today including Patchwork Sampler.. and.. I got an email from Vikki that my silks have been shipped. Now to find the fabric and I will be all set to start. It will give me a good alternate to working on Michelle's RR which I am working on.
I have completed another page of Wizard of Oz and will take a picture and post it on the weekend.

It's been a week

2006-11-05T18:30:00.000-05:00

since I posted. I lost track of time! I am trying to complete another page of Wizard of Oz so that I can move on to Michelle's RR. I am about 85% through the page so not much longer. Michelle's piece is the angels and mermiads from Selina Fenech. I am going to stitch Angel og Compassion. I have the chart, my selection is marked out so I am ready to go.

Enabling, Silks and Notefish

2006-10-29T10:34:00.000-05:00

I love to cross stitch and about a year ago I was in my LNS and they showed me the HAED charts and I had to have one.
Then I discovered the HAED Website and BB and started a major stash acquisition of charts.
Then there is alot of discussion about using silk threads so off I go to look at silk threads and think I would like a new start in silks. Decide that the conversion of a HAED is too much so look for alternatives.
Then Fudgey in her blog starts showing a Patchwork Sampler that is absolutely amazing. She passes on the information about the chart.
Then I contact Ina about the Patchwork Sampler and order that and 2 other charts.
So now I can seriously look at silks and end up with a wishlist spanning several worksheets in Excel and cannot figure out what I really want.
Then Annette from the BB shows her Notefish Wish List and I can finally get organized with all my desires and I have started this project. I love it. It is easy to use and completely visual! See the link to the right.

Hmmmm?

2006-10-27T20:01:00.000-05:00

Who ties all the little knots at the end of skeins of silk thread (floss). I do see the purpose of some but not all.

New Start Results

2006-10-24T23:22:00.000-05:00

So, after the new start SAL this weekend, here is my start on Blossom Fae. She is part of a major Nadia Tate project that will eventually have either 6 or 9 fairies.

New Start SAL

2006-10-20T11:38:00.001-05:00

The new start stitch along starts today. I am starting Blossom Fae. So this is the update on current projects. I have completed about 25% of another page of Wizard of Oz (no picture) and have completed another page of Tahliana.

How does the mind work

2006-10-19T17:54:00.000-05:00

I was reading Fudgey's blog and Dave's blog, then had a conversation with someone about how big a box was. It pointed out that my mind is a little flakey. I grew up during the period when Canada converted from imperial to metric measures and apparently my mind cannot decide which one to use. I think of myself in feet, inches and pounds but ask me how far away a place is and I answer in kilometers. I think of potatoes in pounds but meat in kilograms. Temperature is definitely celsius and speed km/hr.

Oh well it is just one of those things

Some Word of Wisdom

2006-10-19T17:48:00.000-05:00

A friend forwrded some words of wisdom from Bill Gates. Although he has made millions of billions but he is also willing to put his money where his mouth is

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good,

politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it
opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Hmmm... Friday the 13th

2006-10-14T10:19:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was Friday the 13th. I am not overly superstitious but it was certainly an odd day. Weather included bright sunshine, rain. sleet, wet snow and back to sunshine. As I sat at work there was some wind, but nothing extra-ordinary. But, as I drove up my street coming home from work, there was a massive tree down on my neighbours lawn. The good news is that it actually looked liked it was felled perfectly- in the centre of the lawn, no houses, fences or cars hit- amazing. I have to admit though that we got nothing compared to upper New York State. Buffalo which is less than 2 hours away got 60 cm (2 feet) of snow- now that is a nasty Friday the 13th!

Happy Birthday Lindsey!

Details....

2006-10-12T19:32:00.000-05:00

While I love the end results, detail stitching is yuk!. I am working on Tahliana and in the space of 100 stitches, there are 20 different colours. It is the bow in her hair.

The New Me

2006-10-09T23:22:00.000-05:00

Current Projects

2006-10-07T15:52:00.000-05:00

Wizard of Oz

Mask of of Colours

Tahliana Flowerbud Fae

Angel

It's a Long Weekend

2006-10-07T13:33:00.000-05:00

A 3 day weekend here in Canada
Lots of stitching and lots of cleaning

Even better- 2 days of no frogging

GRRRR

2006-10-04T21:10:00.000-05:00

Frogging twice in one day.....grrrr

One thing only!

2006-10-04T12:43:00.000-05:00

I just need to vent about how much I detest frogging. Only about 20 stitches- but blaaaah!

OOPS on spelling

2006-10-02T23:10:00.000-05:00

Ok so I can't spell- two ways not tow ways

Good Day in Multiple

2006-10-02T23:09:00.000-05:00

It was a good day in tow ways:
There was a chat on the HAED board that was fun, entertaining and educational. Lots of people there.

Also I completed the last of my 2006 goals so the rest of the year is mine- now what to stitch. I want to wait for the SAL for a new start but that may not ahppen

What Pet should I have

2006-09-24T16:08:00.000-05:00

Your Ideal Pet is a Cat

You're both aloof, introverted, and moody.
And your friends secretly wish that you were declawed!

What's Your Ideal Pet?

Mars YES!

2006-09-24T16:06:00.000-05:00

You Should Rule Mars

Mars is a planet that shines brightly and loops wildly around the solar system.

You are perfect to rule Mars, because you are both energetic and independent.
Like Mars, you seems attractive and bright to others - but you're difficult to pin down.

You are a great thinker, but you only think in the present and ignore the future.
Full of enthusiasm and inspiration, you are into your own thing... and rather insensitive to others.

What Planet Should You Rule?

Maybe, Maybe Not

2006-09-24T16:04:00.000-05:00

Dark Purple

To others, you seem a bit dark, mysterious, and moody.
In truth, you are just a very unique person who doesn't care what others think.
And you really enjoy your offbeat interests and friends.
You've decided that life is about living for yourself - simple as that.

What Color Purple Are You?

Trying Again to Start

2006-09-14T23:31:00.000-05:00

I have decided that it really is time to have a blog and post at least occassionally.

I am a rabid stitcher and love most if not all of HAED designs.

Is this a sad commentary on my life!